Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-28
THE DOCTORS on LIQUOR.
Its lndiscriminate Use Earnestly Con.
demned.
Seventy EIGHT Delegates to tho Interna-
uonal Medi, al Congress Sign a
Strong Declaration-Many
Prominent Names.

During the session of the International
Medical Congress in Washington, the
ladiss of the W. c. T. U. circulated among
the doctors, for their signatures, declara.
ton upon the alcoholic liquor question as
related to medical practice. The declara-
tlon was prepared in the office of the
Ioate, at New York, and put into circula-
ton at the instance of the editor of that
paper. Mrs. Sarah d. La Fetra, President
OF the w. .. 7. u, says that the delegates
signed willingly, and that had the paper
been started earlier, hundreds of signatures
could have been obtained. The list is
headed by DIR. Davis, the President of the
Congress, and among the seventy EIGHT
signatures are those of some foreigners.
The following is the declaration, with the
signatures:
In view OF the alarming prevalence and ILL.,
effects OF intemperance. with which none are
SO familiar as members Of the medical profess
sion and which have called forth from eminent
physicians oil the world over the voice of warn.
ing concerning the use of alcoholic beverages,
Me- we, me undersigned, members of the 1nternu-
tion that We believe alcohol should be classed
Win other powerful drugs; that, when pre-
scribed incidentally, it should be with con.
scientious caution, and sense of grave re-
>. We are of opinion that the use OF alcoholic
liquor as O. beverage is productive of large
amount OF physical disease; thnt it entails dis
eased appetites upon offspring and that it is
me a, cause OF a large percentage of the crime
and pauperism OF our cities and country
we would welcome any judicious and effect
I've measures which would tend to cOnfine the
traffic to the legitimate purposes of medical and
other sciences, art, and mechanism. IN. S.
Davis president of the International Medical
Gongressl, Chicago, ILL.,; Dr. NJ. Bejach, Jena.
John N. Pocket. Baltimore, Md. VIM. Burchard,
Uncasyille, Conn.,: S. Il. BANGS. NJ d., Philadel-
Ghia; Robert H. Porter, N. D., Louisville. Ky, f;
Evans, NJ. D., Rome, N. Y; d. Reser, Thomas
L keobles 400 East Seventh street, Wilmington,
Del; r.. g: Hickman. vandalia, ILL.,. Dudley
N Y; f. B.. Philpott. Salisbury, Mo- !; H. T.
Wilson, Portersville Butler County, Pa. r.
n johnson; Chicago; s; n: Buchnn, Pennsyl-
y W; G; W Monosmith, Ohio; w 3. sprague,
Fl. T. Reynolds, Baltimore; j. G. White, To-
ronto, Ont !; w. NJ. Richards, Joliet, Ill. !; j. S.
Ryburn Ottawa, Ill. H. Earnest Goodman,
Council Bluffs, Iowa; G. H. Fisher, Providence,
r. l.; w. r. Cisna, Ickesburgh, Pa; H. A,
Gibbs, Washington. D. G.; Thomas w. Poole,
Columbus, Ohio; Geo s. Stubs Philadelphia,
Pa. Edward p. Thwing, NJ D., Brooklyn, NY. !;
II S. Hurd. Pennsylvania; w: NJ Knapp, In
sane Hospital, Nebraska; j. w. Cowden, Hi
nois; w. s. Watson, Mntteawan, N. Y; J. Lee,
McComers, Nd. John Fl. Gilman. NJ. D. Lowell,
N s =. Stevens, NJ D., Washington, ?.
Hudson N. Y. ]; Charles Duffy. dr., New Berne,
\. e; W. b. DeGarmo, NJ. D., New York City
J. o. Greene, NJ. D., Buffalo, N. Y. w. l.
Myers, Fort Wayne, Ind. ID. G. Cornell, Ohio
NJ. l.. Nardi, Philadelphia, Pa; G. Bettini di
Noise, New York; DIR. Y. Centaro, Rome, Itnly
NJ. H. Taylor, Major and Surgeon, U. S. A. DIR.
Isaac N. Quinby, Jersey City N. J +; W. J,
Scott, Cleveland r. D. Del French l316 T.,
Washington, d. G.; A. n Bell, New York ;
Thomas G. Smith, NJ. D., 1888 Twelfth street, N.
W.. Washington. ID. G.; VIM. n Moore; L. Ash
ton, NJ. D., Fredericksburg, Va; H. A. Hurt,
Ohio; J. L. Wilson, Texas; A. X. Mnich, Phil
ndephia; p. L. Bryce, superintendent Alabama
Insane Asylum, Tuscaloosa. Ala I; Lewis NJ.
Z. L. Swartwout, D. d. s.. j.. s. Haskell; c. NJ.
Bailey, u. M. D.. A. +. Baldwin, NJ. d.. d. ID. s.
A. T. Smith. d. d. s.; S. a. Freeman; VIM.
Crenshaw, d. d. S.. VIM. Donnally; Albert W.
Burnham; Edward fanny, NJ. D.